Reinsurance
COIN Re, Ted Blanch’s Latest Venture, Invites Customers to Be Owners
At age 82, E.W. "Ted" Blanch is in the position of many entrepreneurs less than half his age: launching a new company. He's the co-founder and president of COIN Re, a Florida-based reinsurance broker ...
Hurricane Michael Helped Make October an Expensive Natural Catastrophe Month: Aon
Hurricane Michael, the fourth strongest hurricane to strike the U.S. mainland, left behind an expensive legacy, according to Aon/Impact Forecasting's October 2018 Global Catastrophe Recap. The storm, ...
Zurich, Hammered by Storm Losses, Boosts 9-Month Revenue
Zurich Insurance posted a 2 percent rise in nine-month property and casualty premiums and confirmed its financial targets on Thursday despite a hit from larger-than-expected natural catastrophe ...
Brexit Talks Near Final Stages as UK Cabinet Briefed on Deal Details
U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May has begun briefing her Cabinet on the text of the almost-complete Brexit deal, as her negotiators seek to finalize the last outstanding issue in Brussels. Senior ...
JLT Shareholders Sign Off on Planned Marsh & McLennan Acquisition
Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc. said its $5.6 billion acquisition of broker Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc has been approved by JLT's shareholders. Of those shares voted, 99.9 percent voted in favor ...
Sirius International Is Now a Public Company, Thanks to Easterly Merger
Sirius International Insurance Group Ltd. is now a public company. The global multiline insurance and reinsurance group accomplished this by closing its previously announced merger with special ...
Insurance Linked Securities Reached Record Levels in Q3: Willis Re
The issuance of non-life insurance-linked securities during the third quarter reached a record $1.6 billion, according to a report published by Willis Re. The total exceeds the former Q3 record of ...
Cathay Pacific Airways Faces Hong Kong Probe Over Massive Data Breach
Hong Kong's privacy commissioner will launch a compliance investigation into Cathay Pacific Airways over a data breach involving 9.4 million passengers, saying the carrier may have violated privacy ...